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National Charities

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (Comhairle Chaomhnaithe Phortaigh na hÉireann) is an independent conservation charity which believes that Ireland’s remaining peatlands should be treated as a precious resource that cannot be replaced

Friends of the Earth is UK ‘s most influential environmental campaigning organisation. It is the most extensive environmental network in the world, with almost 1 million supporters across five continents and more than 70 national organisations worldwide and has a unique network of campaigning local groups.

Local Charities and Organisations

The Sorby Natural History Society covers a full range of natural history interests in Sheffield and the surrounding area, providing for both interested beginners and specialists and is the natural history society for Sheffield and the surrounding region, including South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire, the Peak District, the Dukeries and Sherwood (the ‘Sorby Study Area’).

The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is of the 47 county Wildlife Trusts. It owns or manages around forty nature reserves. Some of them like Potteric Carr in the Humberhead Levels and Wheldrake Ings in the Lower Derwent Valley are Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

The society aims to encourage interest in all aspects of natural history and to promote the conservation of wildlife and the protection of habitats, mainly within the area covered by the Doncaster Metropolitan Borough.

PLACE ( People, Landscape And Cultural Environment of Yorkshire) has the following charitable objects
To promote research into the people, landscape and cultural environment of Yorkshire and elsewhere and to disseminate the useful results for the benefit of the general public
To advance the education of the public in the people and the natural and cultural heritage of Yorkshire and elsewhere.

International / EU

The Convention on Wetlands, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.

The International Mire Conservation Group (IMCG) is an international network of specialists who internationally promote, encourage and, where appropriate, co-ordinate the conservation of mires and related ecosystems; and internationally enhance the exchange of information and experience relating to mires and factors affecting them.

Government

Natural England seeks to be a distinctive public body committed to conserving and enhancing the natural environment. Natural England was formed by bringing together English Nature, the landscape, access and recreation elements of the Countryside Agency and the environmental land management functions of the Rural Development Service.

“We are the leading public body for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales. It’s our job to make sure that air, land and water are looked after by everyone in today’s society, so that tomorrow’s generations inherit a cleaner, healthier world.”

WAERC is an interdisciplinary international, national and regional centre of archaeological research into human-landscape interactions in the past. Research into the understanding of in situ preservation in wetlands [RESEARCH], excavation and the record of past landscapes contained within wetland sedimentary systems form key areas of investigation and analysis. In situ studies of the physico-chemical and biological characteristics of wetlands, alongside the wetland archive, are used to reconstruct past environments and also in advising and studying the threat to and preservation of this often vulnerable resource.

Peat Research groups

The IUCN UK Peatland Programme was set up in 2009 to promote peatland restoration in the UK. The Programme advocates the multiple benefits of peatlands through partnerships, strong science, sound policy and effective practice. The work of the Peatland Programme is overseen by a coalition of environmental bodies

The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS), an international organization of about 3,500 members dedicated to fostering sound wetland science, education, and management. It claims to “put at your fingertips the latest research, access to the smartest people in the wetlands business, and links to the most interesting developments”.

The Wetland Archaeology & Environments Research Centre (WAERC), located within the Geography Department at the University of Hull, is an interdisciplinary international, national and regional centre of archaeological research into human-landscape interactions in the past.

The Humberhead Levels Land Management Initiative (known locally as the ‘Value in Wetness’) sought to investigate and test new economically viable and environmentally sensitive approaches to water and land management.